https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-summer-color-blocking Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Thu, 14 May 2026 08:45:04 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-summer-color-blocking#post-705543 Tue, 28 Aug 2012 19:59:54 +0000 Ornella 705543@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>@BL, thank you for your understanding :-)</p> <p>@Vix, you are being your wonderful and insightful self, I appreciate your views and learn so much from them.<br /> This top is actually woven and I categorize it as blouse, I'm adding an old WIW with it :-)</p> <p>And of course, you nailed it, I really love drapey + streamlined in my outfits. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-summer-color-blocking#post-705332 Tue, 28 Aug 2012 15:09:31 +0000 Vix 705332@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hi Ornella --</p> <p>In light of your "moving away from T shirts but toward what?" post I poked around a bit to see what you've been wearing that I missed.</p> <p>Don't know if the top in this is woven or knit (I'd call it a T, but you may be categorizing it differently) but I love the mix of drapey + streamlined in this outfit. And of course the color combo is interesting as well as beautiful on you.</p> <p>So IMO you could definitely keep this type of shirt in the mix while experimenting with other types. Maybe that's your plan and I am being dense, ha! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-summer-color-blocking#post-704057 Mon, 27 Aug 2012 09:15:21 +0000 ButterflyLady 704057@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ornella - I appreciate you may not want to be posting photos of your tootsies on the internet!! The colour sounds beautiful though. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-summer-color-blocking#post-702136 Fri, 24 Aug 2012 18:50:00 +0000 Scarlet 702136@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Those colors look gorgeous on you! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-summer-color-blocking#post-701867 Fri, 24 Aug 2012 14:08:18 +0000 Lisa 701867@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Pretty white base outfit. (I'm a fan of the vivienne files too)</p> <p>I adore white outfits in the summer and break out my white jeans and blazer as soon a spring hits. I wear them as much as I can until about mid September. Then our weather is usually too cool and dirty to wear white anymore. One of these day's I'm going to pick up some winter white items so I can continue to wear the lighter colors in cooler months. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-summer-color-blocking#post-701751 Fri, 24 Aug 2012 10:26:12 +0000 lyn67 701751@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>YLB(eautiful) Ornella, so true about the white base! Love this! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-summer-color-blocking#post-701741 Fri, 24 Aug 2012 09:41:15 +0000 Ornella 701741@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks a lot ladies :-)</p> <p>@Heather, always generous in your compliments. I miss seeing more of your WIWs, btw.</p> <p>@Suz, they are my friend indeed :-)</p> <p>@Krista, I've added the link to my first post in this thread - Vivienne files has some great outfits with white bottoms.</p> <p>@Angie, I'm a convert to many things white, no doubt about that.</p> <p>@Marley, I am sure this combination will look stunning on you and make your eyes pop even more. CCQ (Copy Copy Quick )</p> <p>@Shannon, it felt effortless indeed. And inspiring enough to try and achieve the same feeling again.</p> <p>@JR, welcome to the club. White is the ultimate summer neutral.</p> <p>@shabbychic, thanks thanks thanks ;)</p> <p>@Beth Ann, I must admit painting toenails in darker colors was sometimes the trick I used to feel balanced with these pants. It didn't occur to em before, but you're right - these colors are saturated, which is what I wear well.</p> <p>@BL, I remember your post a few days ago where you wrote about needing more white bottoms for the next summer and it was like you were reading my own mind. Toenails photo, maybe some other time </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-summer-color-blocking#post-701739 Fri, 24 Aug 2012 09:37:59 +0000 ButterflyLady 701739@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Love this - I would never think of pairing those colours but it looks stunning. I am with you on the white bottoms - they make everything summer-y, even if you have to wear a cardigan because it's chilly!</p> <p>I want to see your turquoise toes, it sounds lovely! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-summer-color-blocking#post-701661 Fri, 24 Aug 2012 02:51:35 +0000 Beth Ann 701661@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Love this, Ornella. Thanks for the example of white bottoms with dark hair. I wear my white bermudas with nude shoes, too, and I always worry about not looking "balanced." I can see it's no trouble at all to allow the contrast between top and bottom halves -- you look great, and the color combo is saturated and rich.</p> <p>Have a marvelous end to summer! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-summer-color-blocking#post-701533 Fri, 24 Aug 2012 00:06:40 +0000 Anonymous 701533@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Love Love Love.... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-summer-color-blocking#post-701499 Thu, 23 Aug 2012 23:24:33 +0000 JR 701499@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Very lovely. I was tilting towards more white before YLF, but now I am absolutely determined to have more. :o) It just brightens everything. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-summer-color-blocking#post-701483 Thu, 23 Aug 2012 23:16:02 +0000 Transcona Shannon 701483@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>So perfectly and effortlessly chic! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-summer-color-blocking#post-701408 Thu, 23 Aug 2012 21:54:37 +0000 Marley 701408@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wow Ornella - you are making a great "pitch" for white bottoms with this outfit and the ones you've posted of your skirt as well. I'm going to have to re-think my "no white bottoms" fashion rule that I've imposed on myself! Also, you're mix of the blue and maroon (or what do you call that color?) is lovely - and inspiring to me, because both of those colors are ones that I can wear well, so I'm going to hunt them down in my closet - RIGHT NOW! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-summer-color-blocking#post-701398 Thu, 23 Aug 2012 21:43:17 +0000 Angie 701398@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>There you go, Ornella. And the more white bottoms you have, the more you'll rotate them, wear them, and NOT bottleneck with laundry. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-summer-color-blocking#post-701379 Thu, 23 Aug 2012 21:14:39 +0000 Krista 701379@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I agree that white bottoms make everything more summer-y. This is my first year focusing on so much white and next year, I will have more!<br /> The maroon and teal tops are also a color combination I had never consider before. Very striking - I like it a lot! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-summer-color-blocking#post-701368 Thu, 23 Aug 2012 21:04:18 +0000 Suz 701368@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Cool and calm as a late summer evening at the lake, Ornella. Beautiful. Those white bottoms are your friend. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-summer-color-blocking#post-701334 Thu, 23 Aug 2012 20:14:57 +0000 Heather 701334@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>HRH O: How can you not look majestic? These colors are sheer brilliance together. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-summer-color-blocking#post-701329 Thu, 23 Aug 2012 20:08:04 +0000 Ornella 701329@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wow Claire, your words make me feel extra energized What today's outfit proved me once again is that *how I feel* about it makes or breaks the outfit.</p> <p>And yes, in the turmoil of the recent move and ongoing changes and preparations for the holiday next week all make me crave even more for something that is relaxing and uncomplicated - which is what todays outfit gave me. </p> <p>I even left out necklaces or bracelets - the colors, cuts and white crossbody bag felt enough and complete. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-summer-color-blocking#post-701325 Thu, 23 Aug 2012 20:01:12 +0000 Anonymous 701325@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm loving your MOTG looks Ornella, and even more I love reading about how you feel about different wardrobe items. Funny about the solids, I'm feeling like I need to add more of those in. It's interesting to me to hear that they make you feel serene and energized. Is there anything better than that? You look fabulous! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-summer-color-blocking#post-701306 Thu, 23 Aug 2012 19:38:38 +0000 Ornella 701306@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Great Jayne. White bottoms rule, for sure I too will probably add white shorts next year if the right pair comes my way.</p> <p>Thanks Kim. (It's so nice to have you around again!) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-summer-color-blocking#post-701304 Thu, 23 Aug 2012 19:36:59 +0000 Queen Mum 701304@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like it! Very relaxed yet pulled together. Love the color combination! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-summer-color-blocking#post-701300 Thu, 23 Aug 2012 19:34:30 +0000 jayne 701300@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>actually that is a important observation. I think you and Angie have it nailed. I finally succumbed to Angies recommendation with a pair of white Chinos and now I have another pair of cargos a skirt and long shorts. Next year I think I will replace all the bottoms I struggle to use with more white. It really feels summer in white. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-summer-color-blocking#post-701295 Thu, 23 Aug 2012 19:30:10 +0000 Ornella 701295@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thank you very much Julie, Astrid, Una anf Harmonica. You are kind, as usual :-)</p> <p>Angie, I keep thinking about your remark how impractical white pants can be for MOTG outfits - but the glow that every item gets when worn with them overcompensates the slight nuisance of frequent washing by tenfold. I'm lucky that these don't require ironing at all ;-D</p> <p>Sopranomom, I'm happy you feel inspired - we all have hidden treasures in our wardrobe and sometimes it just takes different approach to feel get more enjoyment from the familiar things. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-summer-color-blocking#post-701294 Thu, 23 Aug 2012 19:29:27 +0000 harmonica 701294@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Lovely! The white pants are really refreshing and summery. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-summer-color-blocking#post-701246 Thu, 23 Aug 2012 18:29:25 +0000 catgirl 701246@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>So easy and graceful, Ornella - very you in the lines of this look! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-summer-color-blocking#post-701238 Thu, 23 Aug 2012 18:23:41 +0000 Astrid 701238@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Great color combination! And white is lovely for summer. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-summer-color-blocking#post-701233 Thu, 23 Aug 2012 18:17:51 +0000 sopranomom 701233@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I too like the color combo. I need to shake up the color in my wardrobe and this post make me think that maybe I only need to look in my own closet. Thanks for the inspiration. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-summer-color-blocking#post-701231 Thu, 23 Aug 2012 18:17:03 +0000 Angie 701231@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>High five!!! My Summer wardrobe does not function without white bottoms, tops, bag and shoes either. I LOVE WHITE. </p> <p>I feel as serene and energized looking at this outfit as you do wearing it. As always Mrs. O, I love your looks </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-summer-color-blocking#post-701230 Thu, 23 Aug 2012 18:16:44 +0000 RoseandJoan 701230@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The maroon and teal look beautiful together O. It is lovely to see you posting again. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-summer-color-blocking#post-701225 Thu, 23 Aug 2012 18:14:03 +0000 Ornella 701225@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The outfit may not be the most exciting, but I was excited about it. I fell in love with the color combination instantly. It just worked for me, and I felt both serene and energized the whole day. It also made me face the fact just how much more I love solids than patterns.</p> <p>The biggest realization of them all is that my summer wardrobe cannot function without the white bottoms. While the beginning of the summer was about my white linen skirt, the last few weeks are about these pants (last time seen <strong><a rel="nofollow" href="http://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-my-olympics-inspired-outfit">here</a></strong>). I only don't sleep in them And everything looks so much nicer, summer-y and ultra-fresh when paired with white.</p> <p>The sandals are a leftover from my pre-UK wardrobe. I never had a decent pair of casual sandals in the previous 10 years as the climate hadn't required them, so have to sort that out asap next year. Or in the current sales.</p> <p>And I have painted my toenails turquoise Quite a departure for me (I used either nude-ish or very dark nail-polish in the summer months) and without a hesitation I can tell I never liked any other nail-polish this much.</p> <p>Thanks for looking. Your comments are always appreciated.</p> <p>ETA:<br /> I've just seen an interesting post on the Vivienne Files about - <a rel="nofollow">a base of white</a> </p>